9/11: America remembers

Americans around the nation honored those lost ten years ago.

Capt. Frank Beauvais of the Nampa Fire Dept., gives his son Charlie, 4, a kiss on the cheek in front of a salvaged piece of steel that was found in the ruins of the World Trade Center and unveiled at a First Responders Ceremony on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at the Nampa Fire Station in Nampa, Idaho.

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Rows of flags adorned with photos of soldiers from Idaho who have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, line the sidewalk outside the Ada County Courthouse at the Idaho Fallen Soldier Memorial on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011 in Boise, Idaho.

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General Alan C. Gayhart, hands a ceremonial flag and plaque to Marnie Summers of Middleton, ID, whose son, Sgt. Devin Daniels, died in Afghanistan on August 25th, 2011 at the age of 22. Sgt. Daniels is among the 55 soldiers from Idaho that have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, all were honored in a ceremony at the Idaho Fallen Soldier Memorial outside the Ada County Courthouse on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011 in Boise, ID.

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Members of the Bowling Green, Ky., fire department and their families pause for a moment of silence Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011 during a 10th anniversary memorial service at fire headquarters in Bowling Green. The remembrance ceremony was joint service to pay tribute to those who tragically lost their lives in the terror attacks on September 11, 2001.

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Sgt. Jeff Manning, of the Glasgow, Ky., fire department plays "Amazing Grace" on the bagpipes Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011 during a 10th anniversary memorial service at the Bowling Green, Ky., fire department. The remembrance ceremony was joint service to pay tribute to those who tragically lost their lives in the terror attacks on September 11, 2001.

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Family members of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks pause for a moment of silence while visiting the Sept. 11 memorial, during 10th anniversary ceremonies at the site, in New York, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011.

Spectators observe a moment of silence in the Civic Plaza of the Indianapolis International Airport during a memorial service honoring those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11 terrorist attack in New York City ten years ago, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011.

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President Barack Obama looks at the area where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed as he walks with First Lady Michelle at National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk to the crash site of Flight 93 during their visit to the Flight 93 National Memorial Sunday, Sept., 11, 2011, in Shanksville, Pa., on the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11.

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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk at the Flight 93 National Memorial after laying a wreath at the Wall of Names near the crash site of Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pa., Sunday Sept. 11, 2011, on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

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Molly Harris holds her child Grayson at the 9/11 10th anniversary community worship service in Clear Lake, Iowa on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011.

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The Tribute in Light shines above Lower Manhattan, marking the 10th anniversary of the attacks at the World Trade Center site, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, in New York.

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Firefighter Jim Broody strings an American flag between two ladder trucks prior to a parade on the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011 in Avoca, Pa.

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Parishoners of St. Mary's Church and relatives of emergency responders line a street prior to a parade on the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011 in Avoca, Pa.

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An altar server from St Marys Church in Avoca Pa. lights candles that represent places and people effected by the 9/11 attacks during a mass on the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011 in Avoca, Pa.

The Anchorage Fire Department in conjunction with fire agencies from across Alaska march down 5th Avenue in downtown Anchorage on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, to celebrate the new Alaska Fallen Firefighters Memorial on the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

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Members of the Colorado National Guard Honor Guard stay at attention during a ceremony commemorating the tenth anniversary of the Sept 11 terror attacks on the U.S., Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011 in Denver.

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Michael Landers, a member of the Colorado National Guard Honor Guard gives his wife Jeanette Gibbs a kiss through the fencing in a secured area, during the Colorado Remembers 911 event in Civic Center Park in Denver, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011.

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First responders wave to applauding fans as they take the field in a 9/11 remembrance ceremony before the New York Mets baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Citi Field, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, in New York.

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Aiesha Osman, 10, leans on her father Arif Osman, during the Minnesotans Standing Together program on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

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War Veteran Marvin Wolf, who served from 1952-1954 in the Air Force Reserve, watches the 9/11 program Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

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Dancers from Holly's Centre Stage Dance Company perform at the Minnesota Capitol steps Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, in St. Paul.

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Kaur Rasleen, center, listens to a ritual of remembrance at an interfaith gathering on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 in Decatur, Ga., on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. Organizers were surprised when nearly double the expected number of participants paid their respects for the Sept. 11, 2001 victims.

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Participants at an interfaith gathering on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 in Decatur, Ga., lift their candles and sing on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. Organizers were surprised when nearly double the expected number of participants paid their respects for the Sept. 11, 2001 victims.

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Arlington, Wash. firefighters stand watch over a beam from the World Trade Center in New York as they attend a remembrance ceremony in Arlington, Wash., Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, on the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Arlington is one of several towns in Washington state that were given steel beams and other artifacts from the World Trade Center.

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From left, Lt. Claude Belcher,Sgt. Jim Dunn and Deputy Julie Bergstrom of the Thurston County Sheriff's honor guard stand at salute during the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at the Washington State Law Enforcement Memorial on the Capitol campus in Olympia,Wash. on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011.

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20-year Air Force veteran Chris Thompson bows his head in prayer during a remembrance ceremony for the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011 in Paris, Texas.

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Visitors sit amid some of nearly 3,000 flags of the U.S. and other nations, each representing a person who died in the 2001 terrorist attacks, flutter in the breeze on campus of Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif., during a memorial ceremony on the 10th anniversary of terrorist attacks on the U.S., Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011.

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Lisa Maria Carter hugs her friend Army Spc. Jessica Pedraza during ceremonies at the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011.

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Austin firefighter Amy Debish and her daughter Sierra Debish, 10, look at photos of the FDNY firefighters who died in the 9/11 terror attacks after Amy participated in the Sept. 11 Memorial Stair Climb at the Pleasant Valley Drill Tower in Austin, Texas on the 10th anniversary of the attacks on Sunday Sept. 11, 2011.

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A framed photo of the Twin Towers is sits against a curb in honor of a 9/11 victim near Ground Zero during the 10th anniversary ceremony, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, in New York.

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John Scheidler of Staunton sits alone with his grief following the dedication of a new Sept. 11 memorial in Staunton, Va., on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. Scheidler was in New York City when the twin towers fell and remembers the aftermath.

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Musical director Katie Kileen leads the The Greater Eugene Chorus of Sweet Adelines and audience in song at the Hope Abbey Mausoleum at the Masonic Cemetery in Eugene, Ore. on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011.

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Collin Mitchell, 31, hugs his 16-month-old daughter Ellie before a memorial service by members of The Eugene and Springfield fire departments, and Eugene Police Dept., held to commmemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, outside of the Fire Administration building in Eugene on Sunday, September 11, 2011.

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Joel and Jessica Secan, along with seven-month-old Elliott, spend time at the International Fountain in Seattle on Sunday morning, Sept. 11, 2011 to mark the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.